Microsoft Confident Xbox 360 Will Outsell PS3

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PlayStation 3 will see a jump due to price cut, but won't win this generation.

By Jim Reilly

The videogame console race is a marathon, not a sprint, according to Microsoft.

Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360, told GameInformer the company acknowledges the PlayStation 3 will outsell the Xbox 360 for the month of September, but isn't concerned in the long run.

"It is not a real concern to us – in fact, I can tell you to that when NPD releases September sales later today, we fully expect PlayStation 3 will come in as the console with the most units sold for the month," Greenburg said.

"This is frankly not a real surprise to us or the analysts that follow this industry, as it is typical to see a short term bump following the introduction of new hardware and pricing into the marketplace. What I can tell you is we remain confident that Xbox 360 will not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this entire generation."

"It is similar to a game of baseball, it is not about just winning one inning, but instead being able to win the game by consistently delivering across all nine innings," he added.

September's NPD results were delayed until Monday afternoon, so we'll have to wait a little longer to see what effect the price cut had for the PlayStation 3.